Tag Archives: Leila

Leila: A Movie Within a Movie

I love it when people in movies watch movies. I can think of many other favorite scenes, of characters watching a movie while in a movie (there was a very funny and moving scene in the recent 500 Days of … Continue reading

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Movies Watching Movies:

A beautiful montage of people watching movies in movies … Funny – I had a similar idea for a post, so it’s cool to see someone put together a montage like that. I love scenes in movies where the characters … Continue reading

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Leila (1996); Dir. Dariush Mehrjui: Marriage and Infertility In Modern-Day Iran

Dariush Mehrjui, director of Leila, is a figure who embodies the entire 20th journey of Iranian film. Check out his stunning bio here. His films have often been festival favorites, garnering great international acclaim. His journey as a film-maker is … Continue reading

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